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A spherical, non-conducting shell of inner radius r1= 10 cm and outer radius r2= 15 cm carries a total charge Q = 15 μC distributed uniformly throughout its volume. What is the electric field at a distance r= 12 cm from the center of the shell?


A) 5.75 × 103 N/C
B) 0
C) 2.87 × 106 N/C
D) 5.75 × 106 N/C
E) 2.87 × 103 N/C

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State Gauss's law.

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The total flux summed over any...

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A uniform electric field A uniform electric field   = E<sub>0</sub>   is set-up in a region of space. A frame is placed in that region in such a way that its plane is perpendicular to the y-axis. Which of the following changes would decrease the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame? A) Sliding the frame sideways parallel to the z-axis within the xz-plane B) moving the frame vertically along the y-axis keeping parallel to the xz-plane C) rotating the frame in the xz-plane with respect to the y-axis D) sliding the frame sideways parallel to the x-axis within the xz-plane E) tilting the frame so that its plane is now in the yz-plane = E0 A uniform electric field   = E<sub>0</sub>   is set-up in a region of space. A frame is placed in that region in such a way that its plane is perpendicular to the y-axis. Which of the following changes would decrease the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame? A) Sliding the frame sideways parallel to the z-axis within the xz-plane B) moving the frame vertically along the y-axis keeping parallel to the xz-plane C) rotating the frame in the xz-plane with respect to the y-axis D) sliding the frame sideways parallel to the x-axis within the xz-plane E) tilting the frame so that its plane is now in the yz-plane is set-up in a region of space. A frame is placed in that region in such a way that its plane is perpendicular to the y-axis. Which of the following changes would decrease the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame?


A) Sliding the frame sideways parallel to the z-axis within the xz-plane
B) moving the frame vertically along the y-axis keeping parallel to the xz-plane
C) rotating the frame in the xz-plane with respect to the y-axis
D) sliding the frame sideways parallel to the x-axis within the xz-plane
E) tilting the frame so that its plane is now in the yz-plane

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The electric field in a region of space is oriented along the positive y axis. A circle of radius R is placed in the xz-plane. The flux of the electric field through this circle is Φ. The same electric field passing through a second circle of radius 2R parallel to xz-plane would result in a flux equal to


A) Φ.
B) 0.
C) 4Φ.
D) 2Φ.
E) 3Φ.

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A region of space contains an electric field A region of space contains an electric field   = E<sub>1</sub>   + E<sub>2</sub>   where E<sub>1</sub> and E<sub>2</sub> are positive constants. A frame whose corners are located at (x, y, z) = (a/2, 0, a/2), (-a/2, 0,-a/2), (a/2, 0,-a/2), and (-a/2, 0, a/2). What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame? = E1 A region of space contains an electric field   = E<sub>1</sub>   + E<sub>2</sub>   where E<sub>1</sub> and E<sub>2</sub> are positive constants. A frame whose corners are located at (x, y, z) = (a/2, 0, a/2), (-a/2, 0,-a/2), (a/2, 0,-a/2), and (-a/2, 0, a/2). What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame? + E2 A region of space contains an electric field   = E<sub>1</sub>   + E<sub>2</sub>   where E<sub>1</sub> and E<sub>2</sub> are positive constants. A frame whose corners are located at (x, y, z) = (a/2, 0, a/2), (-a/2, 0,-a/2), (a/2, 0,-a/2), and (-a/2, 0, a/2). What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame? where E1 and E2 are positive constants. A frame whose corners are located at (x, y, z) = (a/2, 0, a/2), (-a/2, 0,-a/2), (a/2, 0,-a/2), and (-a/2, 0, a/2). What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the frame?

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If a charge is located at the center of a spherical volume and the electric flux through the surface of the sphere is Φ0, what is the flux through the surface if the radius of the sphere doubles?


A) 0.125 Φ0
B) Φ0
C) 5 Φ0
D) 8 Φ0
E) 0.500 Φ0

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A solid non-conducting sphere of radius R carries a uniform charge density. At a radial distance r1 = R/4 the electric field has a magnitude E0. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a radial distance r2 = 2R?


A) E0/4
B) 0
C) E0/2
D) E0
E) 2E0

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A point charge q = +1 μC is located at the origin. What is the flux of the electric field of this charge through a square whose corners are (x, y, z) = (1, 1, 1) , (-1, 1, 1) , (-1, 1, -1) , and (1, 1, -1) ?


A) 11.3 × 104 Nm2/C
B) 0.5 × 104 Nm2/C
C) 0
D) 1.0 × 104 Nm2/C
E) 1.9 × 104 Nm2/C

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Outside a spherically symmetric charge distribution of net charge Q, Gauss's law can be used to show that the electric field at a given distance


A) must be zero.
B) must be directed outward.
C) acts like it originated in a point charge Q at the center of the distribution.
D) must be directed inward.
E) must be greater than zero.

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Gauss's law can be applied using any surface.

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Gaussian surfaces A and B enclose the same positive charge +Q. The area of Gaussian surface A is three times larger than that of Gaussian surface B. The flux of electric field through Gaussian surface A is


A) nine times larger than the flux of electric field through Gaussian surface B.
B) three times larger than the flux of electric field through Gaussian surface B.
C) equal to the flux of electric field through Gaussian surface B.
D) three times smaller than the flux of electric field through Gaussian surface B.
E) unrelated to the flux of electric field through Gaussian surface B.

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A non-conducting sphere of radius R = 7 cm carries a charge Q = 4 mC distributed uniformly throughout its volume. At what distance, measured from the center of the sphere does the electric field reach a value equal to half its maximum value?


A) 3.5 cm only
B) 4.9 cm only
C) 3.5 cm and 9.9 cm
D) 3.5 cm and 4.9 cm
E) 9.9 cm only

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If the net flux through a closed surface is zero, then there can be no charge or charges within that surface.

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If the electric flux through a circular area is 5.0 Nm2/C, what is the electric flux through a circle of double the diameter assuming the orientations of the circles are the same and the electric field is uniform?


A) 5.0 Nm2/C
B) 20 Nm2/C
C) 2.5 Nm2/C
D) 1.0 Nm2/C
E) 10.0 Nm2/C

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A region of space contains a uniform electric field oriented along the y-axis. A frame of surface area A is placed perpendicular to the y-axis in the xz-plane. The magnitude of the electric flux through this frame is Φ0. A second frame is placed in the same electric field in such a way that the magnitude of the electric flux through it is Φ0/2. How is the plane of second frame oriented with respect to the plane of the first one?


A) at a 90° angle
B) at a 60° angle
C) parallel to the first frame
D) perpendicular to the first frame
E) at a 30° angle

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A positive charge Q is located at the center of an imaginary Gaussian cube of sides a. The flux of the electric field through the surface of the cube is Φ. A second, negative charge -Q is placed next to Q inside the cube. Which of the following statements will be true in this case?


A) The net electric field on the surface of the cube is equal to zero
B) The electric field on the surface of the cube is perpendicular to the surface
C) The magnitude of the net electric field is constant on the entire surface of the cube
D) The net flux through the surface of the cube is equal to zero
E) The net flux through the surface is equal to 2Φ

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A long straight line of charge has a uniform positive charge per unit length λ. The line is partially enclosed in a long rectangular box of length L and ends of area A, the line running through the center of each end. The electric flux through the surface of the box is

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An advantage in evaluating surface integrals related to Gauss's law for symmetric charge distributions is


A) the flux is outward.
B) the flux is inward.
C) the electric field is of constant magnitude on certain surfaces.
D) the charge is always on the surface.
E) the electric field is a constant on any surface.

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An infinitely long cylinder of radius R = 2 cm carries a uniform charge density ρ = 18 μC/ m3. Calculate the electric field at distance r = 1 cm from the axis of the cylinder.


A) 2.5 × 103 N/C
B) 5.1 × 103 N/C
C) 0
D) 2.0 × 103 N/C
E) 10.2 × 103 N/C

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Three parallel flat planes of charge are separated by a distance d between each of the planes. The charge density on each of the planes is σ. The maximum magnitude of the electric field in the vicinity of the planes is

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